St Begh's Catholic Junior School

Primary · state · Roman Catholic · ages 7–11 · 240 pupils · CA28 7TE

GoodOfstedInspected Sept 2023

2%KS2 higher standardEngland median 7%

47%KS2 expected standardEngland median 64%

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35.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: School remains Good at an ungraded inspection

Results at age 11 (2024/25)

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths47% (typical 64%)

% at the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2% (typical 7%)

% meeting the expected standard, 3-year average (2023–2025)54% (typical 62%)

Average scaled scores: reading 104, maths 101.

How hard is it to get in?

No applications figures of its own.

Money

£7,376spent per pupil (typical primary £7,238)

75%of spending on staff, 57% on teachers

£60krevenue reserve (3.4% of a year's income)

£25ksurplus in the year

Income £1.8m, spending £1.8m (April 2025 to March 2026, 240 pupils).

Living near St Begh's Catholic Junior School

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Scaled scores: 100 is the expected standard and 120 is the top.
The DfE publishes applications figures only for entry to Reception and Year 7, and a junior school takes pupils at Year 3. The council's admissions team publishes how many applied and the furthest distance offered.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Money: Department for Education consistent financial reporting (council-maintained schools), 2025-26; Open Government Licence.

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